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bill irvine of fidelity. >>> good news out of washington. medicare's hospital trust fund won't run out until two years later than expected. the date social security will run out remains unchanged at 2033. more and more baby boomers retire, jack lew sounded cautious. >> social security and medicare are meeting their commitments today and will continue to meet their commitments in the years ahead. yet as trustee reports have indicated for a while now, these programs face long-term challenges. >> president obama urged congress today to stop federal student loan rates from doubling as of july 1st. interest rates of new subsidized stafford loans, set to go from 3.a4%, to 6.8% in one morning which may put college out of reach for some americans. >> because folks made their voices heard, congress acted to keep interest rates low. they only did it for a year. that year is almost up. so the test is simple. we have to make sure federal student loan rates don't double on july 1st. >> both republican and democrat lawmakers want to avoid the increase, bu
bill irvine of fidelity. >>> good news out of washington. medicare's hospital trust fund won't run out until two years later than expected. the date social security will run out remains unchanged at 2033. more and more baby boomers retire, jack lew sounded cautious. >> social security and medicare are meeting their commitments today and will continue to meet their commitments in the years ahead. yet as trustee reports have indicated for a while now, these programs face long-term...
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took a ferry and it was wonderful to come to washington in that way. stand up for the state of the independent media. want the double book won't put this book down. and jeremy experienced it first hand. he went tosomalia, afghanistan and he brings you way oftories of a new warning, i am sorry to say. but is critical to know what is done in our name. from california. fromn has called them ever, washington. elizabeth called from santa monica. can we hear from more again? in new mexico? arizona? missouri, minnesota, pennsylvania, connecticut, the carolinas, the dakotas? .66-359-4334 the world as the battlefield and it is a stunning blow, a stunning masterpiece of research drawn from the ranks of the navy seals. these elite soldiers operate with thousands of secret commandos funded through black budgets, the budgets you don't know about, conducting missions , and cruise areas missile strikes. president obama has expanded their operations and a given them new scope and illegitimacy. 359-4334. having jeremy on the show for today is, he and the filmmaker wet
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well i'm tom foreman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. unless congress has act quickly student loan rates will double starting july first the republicans do it's right for college grads or will they stick to their guns and let interest rates climb even higher and higher about that and more into night's big picture of them also in the wake of the arab spring the middle east is changing like never before how should the united states and gauge with a society in a region in flux i'll ask professor shibley telhami in tonight's conversations with great minds. you need to know this graduation season and thousands of college graduates are beginning their lives in the real world and unfortunately a majority of them will be saddled with student loan debt for much of their adult life so this is thanks in large part to the high student loan interest rates in this country last year president obama worked with congress to secure a one year extension to keep student loan interest rates at their current three point four percent to prevent them from doubl
well i'm tom foreman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. unless congress has act quickly student loan rates will double starting july first the republicans do it's right for college grads or will they stick to their guns and let interest rates climb even higher and higher about that and more into night's big picture of them also in the wake of the arab spring the middle east is changing like never before how should the united states and gauge with a...
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the national media as all we can assure you the axelrod's strategy is not going to work here or in washington d.c. where next week the house appropriations committee and that house ways and means committee hold more hearings into hugh is responsible for the ira's targeting of conservative groups and house judiciary chairman says his committee plans to pass judgment soon whether eric holder committed perjury when he testified and he knew absolutely nothing about the potential prosecution of the press. the attorney general faces a wednesday deadline to answer questions from the judiciary committee and the attorney general meeting with media editors last night talking about agency targeting of reporters. the attorney general expressed regret but did not apologize for snooping on a hundred associated press reporters and tear on james risen. holder claims of commit to change the guidelines for ending leaks and backing the media shield law although the first amendment is the alternate media shield law and the i.r.a. scandal tonight lighting and fox has confirmed theeirs has told a house g.o.p. inve
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that's what the washington post and new york times said she appeared to be doing. we haven't accused her of doing that. we have asked the general accounting office and the inspector general what the facts are. if she is doing that, that's unlawful t. other point is a bigger point you can't make an end run around congress, that's what got oliver north in trouble 25 years ago. if congress says, you can't do it. the obama administration can't set up a privatenty and do it anyway. that's what wide also ask about. >> so this is the, i may be mistaken, from my budget days this is the anti-deficiency act? >> you are exactly right. exactly right. >> if you have an allocation, you can't bust that allocation bypassing the hat in the private sector, so you are running your own budget? >> no, that's exactly right. styles, i've said, ian contra people said that has to be different. there was no iran contra committee 15 years ago. it made a specific point it said if a president can create a private entity and raise private money for a domestic agency, it said, to do what congres
that's what the washington post and new york times said she appeared to be doing. we haven't accused her of doing that. we have asked the general accounting office and the inspector general what the facts are. if she is doing that, that's unlawful t. other point is a bigger point you can't make an end run around congress, that's what got oliver north in trouble 25 years ago. if congress says, you can't do it. the obama administration can't set up a privatenty and do it anyway. that's what wide...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with that very point. it's the economy, stupid. everything i've seen in politics tells me this. we can argue issues every night here, but i know from experience it's how people feel about their own circumstances, whether they're working or not, how prices are doing, interest rates that determine whether they get to take the family out to dinner on friday night or get to buy new shoes for the kids. whether they get to go somewhere fun on vacation. the numbers are looking better. the value of your house is heading upward because the average selling price is up 10%. your 401(k) is probably doing better if you're retired because the stock market is. you've got a better chance of finding, also holding a job right now. the unemployment rate which still ain't great has come down from where it was down to the mid-7s. when somebody calls up, a pollster, for example, asks whoever it is how you're doing, you're more likely to say president obama is doing a better job on the economy and that's what's going on right no
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with that very point. it's the economy, stupid. everything i've seen in politics tells me this. we can argue issues every night here, but i know from experience it's how people feel about their own circumstances, whether they're working or not, how prices are doing, interest rates that determine whether they get to take the family out to dinner on friday night or get to buy new shoes for the kids. whether they get to go somewhere fun on...
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well on target in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. unless congress has acts quickly student loan rates will double starting july first the republicans do what's right for college grads or will they stick to their guns and let interest rates climb even higher and higher about that and more into nights big picture of them also in the wake of the arab spring the middle east is changing like never before how should the united states engage with a society in a region in flux i'll ask professor shibley telhami in tonight's conversations with great minds.
well on target in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. unless congress has acts quickly student loan rates will double starting july first the republicans do what's right for college grads or will they stick to their guns and let interest rates climb even higher and higher about that and more into nights big picture of them also in the wake of the arab spring the middle east is changing like never before how should the united states engage with a society in a...
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i'm bret baier in washington. the deadline has come and gone for answers from the irs about its improper scrutiny of conservative groups. the next step is up to the republicans and democrats in the senate who set that time table. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is up on capitol hill with the story. >> reporter: democrats and republicans are expressing disappointment with the irs's failure to meet a deadline after asking in this letter more than 40 questions about the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. after the deadline passed, senators max baucus and or written hatch sairinhatch said o better and said this agency revolves around making the american taxpayer meet hard deadlines each and every year, often times penalizing those that are late. top lawmakers still want answers. >> people are scared to death of the irs and most people hate the irs and they have politics going on in an agency that should be above politics. it's really difficult to put up with, and that's why we h
i'm bret baier in washington. the deadline has come and gone for answers from the irs about its improper scrutiny of conservative groups. the next step is up to the republicans and democrats in the senate who set that time table. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is up on capitol hill with the story. >> reporter: democrats and republicans are expressing disappointment with the irs's failure to meet a deadline after asking in this letter more than 40 questions about the...
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the washington post, a politico, abc and usa today did agree to a 10. as the bloody conflict in syria continues to deepen, syrian president bashar al-assad has agreed "in principle" to international talks in geneva but said any deal reached at the meeting would need to be approved by the syrian people. >> in the agreement as a result of any meeting inside or outside syria, including the conference, should be subject to the opinion of the syrian people. the referendum for the syrian people. this is our only real condition. this is why we will go to this conference feeling comfortable. we have no worries. they can put anything up for discussion, but nothing will be implemented without the opinion of the syrian people. there is nothing we are afraid of. >> the opposition group syrian national council said thursday it will not attend the peace talks next month. a spokesperson said -- the pakistani taliban is vowing revenge against the government for its alleged complicity in u.s. drone strike that killed the group's deputy chief. a spokesperson said the gro
the washington post, a politico, abc and usa today did agree to a 10. as the bloody conflict in syria continues to deepen, syrian president bashar al-assad has agreed "in principle" to international talks in geneva but said any deal reached at the meeting would need to be approved by the syrian people. >> in the agreement as a result of any meeting inside or outside syria, including the conference, should be subject to the opinion of the syrian people. the referendum for the...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with that very point. it's the economy, stupid. everything i've seen in politics tells me this. we can argue issues every night here, but i know from experience it's how people feel about their own circumstances, whether they're working or not, how prices are doing, interest rates that determine whether they
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with that very point. it's the economy, stupid. everything i've seen in politics tells me this. we can argue issues every night here, but i know from experience it's how people feel about their own circumstances, whether they're working or not, how prices are doing, interest rates that determine whether they
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across not the politics of endless war i'm joined by my guest phyllis bennis in washington he is the director of the new internationalism project at the institute for policy studies and in new york we cross the odd abdel nor he is the founder and president of the us committee for a free lebanon or a cross in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want fill us my go to you first here just recently president obama said at the national defense university about the war on terror we define we must define the nature and scope of this struggle or else it will define us how did you react to that because i think it already has defined us. well i think that part of the timing and the content of president obama's speech was very much bound up with this notion of looking forward what is going to be his legacy he was elected as an anti-war president he has ruled he has been in office as a war president and i think he's trying to reclaim at least through rhetoric his anti-war identity now the problem is of course there's a huge gap between what he says and what he's doing we know that just re
across not the politics of endless war i'm joined by my guest phyllis bennis in washington he is the director of the new internationalism project at the institute for policy studies and in new york we cross the odd abdel nor he is the founder and president of the us committee for a free lebanon or a cross in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want fill us my go to you first here just recently president obama said at the national defense university about the war on terror we define we...
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speaking in washington, the german foreign minister said russia's decision to ship arms to syria further endangered plans for peace talks. >> no one knows if this conference will become a success, but i think it is the wrong message which has been sent by our colleagues in russia to the world and to the region by delivering s-30 or other parts of weapons. >> but the syrian opposition is also threatening to derail plans for the peace conference. the opposition says it will not take part until lebanese hezbollah fighters and iranian personnel have left syrian territory. >> a conflict in syria and the unstable political situation at home has prompted lebanese lawmakers to postpone the election schedule from june this year to november 2014. >> ahead of the vote, protesters have gathered outside parliament to throw tomatoes at lawmakers and scuffle with police. lawmakers are also considering reforming election laws. turkish police have used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators in istanbul, injuring dozens. >> the demonstrators were initially sparked by plans to replace a park in i
speaking in washington, the german foreign minister said russia's decision to ship arms to syria further endangered plans for peace talks. >> no one knows if this conference will become a success, but i think it is the wrong message which has been sent by our colleagues in russia to the world and to the region by delivering s-30 or other parts of weapons. >> but the syrian opposition is also threatening to derail plans for the peace conference. the opposition says it will not take...
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it's friday may thirty first five pm in washington d.c. i'm margaret how well you're watching r t. starting off this hour the. lawmakers are looking to make a few changes to the authorization of the use of military force joint resolution currently under the national defense authorization act the contains they claim which they give the executive branch brought to forty to go after threats to our national security interest in light of september eleventh well now congress along with the president are trying to clarify the process for targeting these threats are his political commentator sam sachs brings us more on the a.u. a math and how we currently manage the war on terror. when we think about our wars since two thousand and one we usually think of just these two countries afghanistan and iraq but those were the signature wars our so-called war on terror stretches beyond those borders if we include nations that we've launched drone strikes into for example it looks like this in pakistan yemen somalia we have also launched trikes in libya but really even this map doesn't show how lim
it's friday may thirty first five pm in washington d.c. i'm margaret how well you're watching r t. starting off this hour the. lawmakers are looking to make a few changes to the authorization of the use of military force joint resolution currently under the national defense authorization act the contains they claim which they give the executive branch brought to forty to go after threats to our national security interest in light of september eleventh well now congress along with the president...
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speaking in washington, the german foreign minister said russia's decision to ship arms to syria further endangered plans for peace talks. >> no one knows if this conference will become a success, but i think it is the wrong message which has been sent by our colleagues in russia to the world and to the region by delivering s-30 or other parts of weapons. >> but the syrian opposition is also threatening to derail plans for the peace conference. the opposition says it will not take part until lebanese hezbollah fighters and iranian personnel have left syrian territory. >> a conflict in syria and the unstable political situation at home has prompted lebanese lawmakers to postpone the election schedule from june this year to november 2014. >> ahead of the vote, protesters have gathered outside parliament to throw tomatoes at lawmakers and scuffle with police. lawmakers are also considering reforming election laws. turkish police have used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators in istanbul, injuring dozens. >> the demonstrators were initially sparked by plans to replace a park in i
speaking in washington, the german foreign minister said russia's decision to ship arms to syria further endangered plans for peace talks. >> no one knows if this conference will become a success, but i think it is the wrong message which has been sent by our colleagues in russia to the world and to the region by delivering s-30 or other parts of weapons. >> but the syrian opposition is also threatening to derail plans for the peace conference. the opposition says it will not take...
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i'm bret baier in washington. the deadline has come and gone for answers from the irs about its improper scrutiny of conservative groups. the next step is up to the republicans and democrats in the senate who set that time table. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is up on capitol hill with the story. >> reporter: democrats and republicans are expressing disappointment with the irs's failure to meet a deadline after asking in this letter more than 40 questions about the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. after the deadline passed, senators max baucus and or written hatch sairinhatch said o better and said this
i'm bret baier in washington. the deadline has come and gone for answers from the irs about its improper scrutiny of conservative groups. the next step is up to the republicans and democrats in the senate who set that time table. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is up on capitol hill with the story. >> reporter: democrats and republicans are expressing disappointment with the irs's failure to meet a deadline after asking in this letter more than 40 questions about the...
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also a small plane plunges right through an apartment roof here in suburban washington, d.c. we'll tell you how it happens. stay with us. [ female announcer ] yoplait greek 100. 100% greek. 100% mmm... wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. yoplait greek 100. it is so good. >>> all right. look at this. look at these pictures from independence, kansas right now. look at how ominous those clouds look. it's 4:25 p.m. central time in independence, kansas. and it looks pretty gruesome. we know there's a particularly dangerous weather watch that we're watching in oklahoma, kansas, missouri. samantha mohr is joining us from the cnn weather center right now. these pictures in kansas right now look ominous and i know they're all on tornado watches even as we speak, samantha. >> yeah. they are. this is a watch that we have here, actually a warning we have here north of independence, wolf. you can see that in fact we'll query it for you so we can show you exactly where this is moving. it's moving to the northeast at around 30 miles per hour. so th
also a small plane plunges right through an apartment roof here in suburban washington, d.c. we'll tell you how it happens. stay with us. [ female announcer ] yoplait greek 100. 100% greek. 100% mmm... wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. yoplait greek 100. it is so good. >>> all right. look at this. look at these pictures from independence, kansas right now. look at how ominous those clouds look. it's 4:25 p.m. central time in independence,...
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good afternoon and welcome to prime interest i'm perry and boring here and washington d.c. let's get to our headline. demarco and fannie and freddie made headlines back in september of two thousand and eleven when he got the f h f a to do a seventeen banks and broker. transgression they were bilking the taxpayer well they recently settled with citi group but they've declined to tell a federal judge much less to taxpayers how much the settlement is worth or any other details for that matter bloomberg inquired as to why it was told that the f.a.a. f.a.a. might never disclose what's her well i guess we'll have to see if mel watts bring some transparency to that agency when demarco leaves but we're really not holding our breath on that and the jobless rates in seventeen countries that use the euro rose to an all time high twelve point two percent but price inflation still remains low guess what that green lights you have some more european central bank bond buying aka money printing but protesters in germany aren't having it at least not as they are the measures that's because
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am also retired from the teacher's association and i know that there are facilities and for example, washington high school has a view that overlooks golden gate park as a tremendous view of golden gate park and there was all of these, and lincoln right over here and has tremendous views looking over the pacific ocean and down, and going off of the auditor ums and going over, the kitchens... so what i am suggesting is that i feel that that is not just true with the school system. i suspect, that in other areas that we have these same what i will call unused assets. and what i am recommending is that we should do an inventory of these assets and see if what we can't offer some of these assets to our cooperate community, and so that for example, when conventions come in, we could offer these assets and then, have a new revenue stream coming into the city to maybe get, okay, i'm being asked to stop. to being..., any way you understand what i am driving at. and i hope that the mayor will see the advantage of... [ applause ] >> mayor, supervisors, and fellow san franciscoans, i wanted to discuss the
am also retired from the teacher's association and i know that there are facilities and for example, washington high school has a view that overlooks golden gate park as a tremendous view of golden gate park and there was all of these, and lincoln right over here and has tremendous views looking over the pacific ocean and down, and going off of the auditor ums and going over, the kitchens... so what i am suggesting is that i feel that that is not just true with the school system. i suspect,...
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we may consider washington, oregon, those types of states. a lot of them have lost so then the first several mentioned. what was the second question their? >> [inaudible] >> the small group market i don't have the numbers there but it would roughly be about ten or 12% i think of the population. and that's three -- when we talk about small groups, we are talking about companies with 50 or fewer employees. >> and in the catastrophic coverage. >> the catastrophic coverage certainly, you know, plans will be out there for young people or people who find other coverage unaffordable. you know, to purchase at a lower cost. so, i mean there is volubility certainly to that plan. i don't think it is the type of plan that is going to be attractive to everybody who qualifies for that plan, but certainly having that plan at least does give another choice to people. >> on the small group of you are a group of 25 or fewer, there is a tax credit and a premium and 50% the first two years of coverage. the rationale behind the 50% for the first two years as you
we may consider washington, oregon, those types of states. a lot of them have lost so then the first several mentioned. what was the second question their? >> [inaudible] >> the small group market i don't have the numbers there but it would roughly be about ten or 12% i think of the population. and that's three -- when we talk about small groups, we are talking about companies with 50 or fewer employees. >> and in the catastrophic coverage. >> the catastrophic coverage...
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we'll take you live to washington for that story. then, house majority leader eric cantor weighing in on entitlement funding, the irs scandal and a lot more. join me for my exclusive interview coming up with the house majority leader. back in a moment # . ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. thankfully e-trade has low cost investments and no hidden fees. but, you know, if you're still bent on blowing this fat stack of cash, there's a couple of ways you could do it. ♪ ♪ or just go to e-trade and save it. boom. ♪ >>> welcome back. the federal government issuing a closely watched report on the state of social security and medicare. eamon javers with the story. eamon? >> hi, maria. the news was about as good a
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something in the washington post this morning caught our eye. it was a story titled for obama's ex-aides it is time to cash in on experience and the story details the ways former wades make money from industry and advocacy groups seeking to curry favor with the white house and the media. while president obama has banned former aides from directly lobbying the government for two years after they leave the white house there are other ways to influence beyond direct lobbying. there's the vague consulting loophole for instance and of course after two years all bets are off the table anyway. but beyond what could be seen as a business as usual story for a president who wants promise, the opposite, there was news in the story about a conference held this week in a country regarded by human rights activists as repressive and backward, azerbaijan. a conference attended by former top obama aides all of whom were well compensated for their travel and for the trip. just what's going on? well, it all happens to do with oil, money, and influence. >> it's com
something in the washington post this morning caught our eye. it was a story titled for obama's ex-aides it is time to cash in on experience and the story details the ways former wades make money from industry and advocacy groups seeking to curry favor with the white house and the media. while president obama has banned former aides from directly lobbying the government for two years after they leave the white house there are other ways to influence beyond direct lobbying. there's the vague...
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and in washington, the great dan a. milbank, political columnist for the "washington post." professor peterson, if i could begin with you, republicans charge that the president wants to divert attention away from scandals by focusing on students today. but isn't it republicans who are silent on anything that smacks of progress? whether it's house prices up almost 11%, with consumer confidence rising, with the stock market reaching record highs. it's speaker boehner who wants to talk about nothing but scandal. >> it is. and, in fact, martin, as you know, they have a whole network entirely dedicated to staying with those nonstories for as long as they can. and listen, it's important to get to the bottom of all of them, but it's also important for people to begin to acknowledge the news we're talking about here with respect to the economy. one because not because it necessarily puts a feather in the president's cap, but because an economy is a behavioral process and people need to understand kind of where we are. the student loan piece is really interesting, and it's important
and in washington, the great dan a. milbank, political columnist for the "washington post." professor peterson, if i could begin with you, republicans charge that the president wants to divert attention away from scandals by focusing on students today. but isn't it republicans who are silent on anything that smacks of progress? whether it's house prices up almost 11%, with consumer confidence rising, with the stock market reaching record highs. it's speaker boehner who wants to talk...
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. >> we could have put progressive and had a power swap in washington and if this is how the government uses the irs, we're all in trouble. >> neil: well put. thank you very much. i can't believe what you went through. >>> all this as democrats circle wagons around the embattled attorney general. >> that's the -- >> absolutely not. >> you say absolutely not. >> he was carrying out his responsibilities. >> neil: democrats rallying around the attorney general for the time being, including chris van hollen who, when asked if holder should resign, of course not, he's not broken the law. mike huckabee on how he sees things. they're standing by him but there are a number to privately say it would be nice if he stepped aside. >> i think it probably was something he was thinking about. eric -- i like to call him eric withholder. he's good at withholding information. he more than needs to go. he's got to answer to congress about when he said he had nothing to do with it and it comes out later his signature was on the documents that initiated this incrier into into -- inquery. >> neil: at the ver
. >> we could have put progressive and had a power swap in washington and if this is how the government uses the irs, we're all in trouble. >> neil: well put. thank you very much. i can't believe what you went through. >>> all this as democrats circle wagons around the embattled attorney general. >> that's the -- >> absolutely not. >> you say absolutely not. >> he was carrying out his responsibilities. >> neil: democrats rallying around the...
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the new centers in washington state, south carolina and california will compete with each other for work based on their ability to supply skills at lowest cost. >>> how much would you pay for a private lunch with the "oracle of omaha"? the annuaa auction with billionaire investor warren buffett kicks off on sunday on ebay and has a starting bid of $25,000. the proceeds will go to a -psan francisco homeless charity, the glide foundation. for the past five years, well bids have topped $2 million. that's the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper liz: when it comes to planning big events and buying tickets for those events people think of what, ticketmaster but we've got a 1-year-old startup that is giving these big names a run for their money after winning south by southwest, that is that big competition, they won it this year. more than 40,000 events planners are now using their site. so what makes splash as it's called so different? we're bringing in ben hindman, splash ceo and cofounder. the first of all the fact you're taking on ticketmaster to me is amaz
the new centers in washington state, south carolina and california will compete with each other for work based on their ability to supply skills at lowest cost. >>> how much would you pay for a private lunch with the "oracle of omaha"? the annuaa auction with billionaire investor warren buffett kicks off on sunday on ebay and has a starting bid of $25,000. the proceeds will go to a -psan francisco homeless charity, the glide foundation. for the past five years, well bids have...
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across not the politics of endless war i'm joined by my guest fills benison washington he is the director of the new internationalism project at the institute for policy studies and in new york we cross is the art abdel nor he is the founder and president of the u.s. committee for a free love it on the right cross in fact that means he.
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washington will creep into the mid-90s. and cooler weather in chicago where 70s are in the forecast after storms move through. typical june heat through the south, in atlanta, miami. but as we know, they're used to it there. >> and if we head out west where there are some massive wildfires burning, just north of los angeles, more than 200 homes have now been evacuated. the flames, 1,500 acres wide, and firefighters are far from getting all of this under control. diana alvear is on the ground. what's happening there now, diana? >> reporter: well, ari, as you can tell, the winds have picked up considerably. it's very hot. we're approaching the 90s today. that's the exact combination the firefighters did not want in battling this massive powerhouse fire. let me take you back to yesterday afternoon when it started. it began to pick up very quickly and burned so many hundreds of acres by the night, that this entire area was orange. the air was just choked with embers, ashes, and smoke. it was really tough to breathe. you needed
washington will creep into the mid-90s. and cooler weather in chicago where 70s are in the forecast after storms move through. typical june heat through the south, in atlanta, miami. but as we know, they're used to it there. >> and if we head out west where there are some massive wildfires burning, just north of los angeles, more than 200 homes have now been evacuated. the flames, 1,500 acres wide, and firefighters are far from getting all of this under control. diana alvear is on the...
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>> you know, as you know, charlie, i have been around washington for a long time. 50 years at the "washington post". its spent a lot of time on capitol hill. always intrigued by it. was the post reporter in the senate for a few years. in the '70s. i wanted to explain the culture and the workings of this institution. which really hasn't been done very well in the modern era. so i persuaded these guys to let me inside. >> rose: early on. >> at the beginning, before it started. barney started with a phone call to me saying you want to write a book about this stuff. >> rose: yeah. >> we started talking. we worked this out. and with enormous generosity, they both agreed to talk to me regularly throughout. and they allowed their staff to talk to me regularly throughout. >> rose: what were you suggesting, barney? >> that been write a book about how we were going to respond to the financial crisis. and i will tell you, i had an you will ter yae-- ulterior motsive. my view is that we, the congress as a whole, obviously particularly us, are better than people think. and i thought this was going to be a
>> you know, as you know, charlie, i have been around washington for a long time. 50 years at the "washington post". its spent a lot of time on capitol hill. always intrigued by it. was the post reporter in the senate for a few years. in the '70s. i wanted to explain the culture and the workings of this institution. which really hasn't been done very well in the modern era. so i persuaded these guys to let me inside. >> rose: early on. >> at the beginning, before it...
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, louisiana, an hour and a half away from where the texas man lives, another man is under arrest in washington state for sending more tainted mail, at least 4 envelopes were post marked in spokane, including one addressed to president obama. three of the letters contain the poison ricin. >>> the santa clara county district attorney has charged two with grand theft and fraud. they are unrelated. they are both accused of charging the state for home healthcare while the patients were actually being taken care of in nursing homes. each could face more than three years in prison. they are scheduled for arraignment june 13th. >>> danville police are looking for a man who robbed a subway sandwich shop yesterday afternoon. this is a picture from san ramon police in an earlier robbery case. investigators believe the same man committed both robberies. yesterday's hold up happened at 5:20 p.m. in the rose garden shopping center on camino ramon, the man is in his early 20s, 5'5," 130 pounds. >>> the chp has released the name of a man killed last month when a sheriff's patrol car hit him. the accident happ
, louisiana, an hour and a half away from where the texas man lives, another man is under arrest in washington state for sending more tainted mail, at least 4 envelopes were post marked in spokane, including one addressed to president obama. three of the letters contain the poison ricin. >>> the santa clara county district attorney has charged two with grand theft and fraud. they are unrelated. they are both accused of charging the state for home healthcare while the patients were...
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that area in washington state south carolina and california will compete with each other for work based on the ability to supply skills out the lowest cost. makers markups you think the bourbon is good to the last drop. they will use the state of the art process to extract additional gallons of bourbon from the wood barrels. the new process is part of a plan of over $8 million of upgrades at the kentucky distillery's this is to try to meet the rising demand now we continue with a countdown to the closing bell and liz klay 97 --. liz: for everyone who said earnings season was not that exciting strong earnings bush several stocks higher let's check in on the floor of steve new york stock exchange. >> the market comes back sharply right now these three names hold onto their tremendous gains here is the all-time high for the bears today. lion's gate profiting from the team but cray's "twilight", and a hundred games and the new movie coming out also there is a very exciting things going on there. having strong gains all day the sales are huge right now in there is a nice move there and final
that area in washington state south carolina and california will compete with each other for work based on the ability to supply skills out the lowest cost. makers markups you think the bourbon is good to the last drop. they will use the state of the art process to extract additional gallons of bourbon from the wood barrels. the new process is part of a plan of over $8 million of upgrades at the kentucky distillery's this is to try to meet the rising demand now we continue with a countdown to...
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and in washington, d.c.. you hear a lot politicians just talk about exports and how great they are and that's true, they are fabulous. but anybody knows when you are balancing a checkbook, you have to look at the deposits as well as debt and we do not looking of the imports. the impact that they are having on the communities in this country. and i do think that we have a way to go to have a little more honesty about the trade debate and the impact that has on the country. we can sign free trade agreements, but unless they are guaranteeing reciprocity, unless we have balanced trade with countries like china and japan, we will not make the progress we need to see. i hope there is a little more honesty coming from both parties on that issue. >> host: president thomas book about manufacturing in america earlier this month applied minerals in austin texas. before we hear from them, tell us about these manufacturing hubs. the president is calling for this investment. how much money and what would it do? >> these ar
and in washington, d.c.. you hear a lot politicians just talk about exports and how great they are and that's true, they are fabulous. but anybody knows when you are balancing a checkbook, you have to look at the deposits as well as debt and we do not looking of the imports. the impact that they are having on the communities in this country. and i do think that we have a way to go to have a little more honesty about the trade debate and the impact that has on the country. we can sign free trade...
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and there was, as there frequently is in washington, d.c., an 11th-hour deal. raul, let's talk about the president's approval rating right now. >> mm-hmm. >> the quinnipiac poll showing approval rating is 45%. 49% say they disapprove of his job performance. almost a reverse, if you will, from earlier this month. have the scandals taken a toll on the president's popularity? is that what we're seeing here? or is there something else at work? >> i think they've definitely taken a toll in the short term. you know, even someone within the white house would say it has not been a good time for this administration. it seems like these controversies have been coming one after the other. what i thought was very important in the same poll is that people said, you know, majority of people, 73% of americans, said that they -- what they wanted to be their focus was jobs and the economy. >> sure. >> and down the line, one of the next important things of the scandals, the only one that registered is the irs scandal, which i think people -- 44% of voters said was important. so
and there was, as there frequently is in washington, d.c., an 11th-hour deal. raul, let's talk about the president's approval rating right now. >> mm-hmm. >> the quinnipiac poll showing approval rating is 45%. 49% say they disapprove of his job performance. almost a reverse, if you will, from earlier this month. have the scandals taken a toll on the president's popularity? is that what we're seeing here? or is there something else at work? >> i think they've definitely taken a...
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rushed to the hospital after a small plane slammed into the living room of an apartment building in washington, dc, a crane pulled the cessna off the roof of the three-story apartment building in herndon, virginia, after the plane ran out of fuel. two were hurt including one in the plane and one in the apartment. they both went to the hospital but the injuries are minor. >> relief after missing cupertino man considered "at risk" was found. the 53-year-old man was found safe sitting by the tracks behind kennedy middle school. he was reported missing yesterday. his family was really worried because he has multiple disabilities, including dementia, als and trouble communicating but he has been found safe. >> meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> scorcher for some of us and an area to get relief could be ocean beach. you can see it is sunny with some waves. we have small craft advisory and tell you how long it will get inland where the big heat wave is. >> an american mom jailed in mexico on drug charges is finally released overnight. the surveillance video that proved h >> breaking news f
rushed to the hospital after a small plane slammed into the living room of an apartment building in washington, dc, a crane pulled the cessna off the roof of the three-story apartment building in herndon, virginia, after the plane ran out of fuel. two were hurt including one in the plane and one in the apartment. they both went to the hospital but the injuries are minor. >> relief after missing cupertino man considered "at risk" was found. the 53-year-old man was found safe...
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it's going bankrupt, even in washington time, very soon. there's an explosion of spending on ssdi way beyond what the actuaries predicted, part of that is because i think there's strong evidence that the adjudication process, the very convoluted appeals process through the administrative law judges, seems to fare favor, there's a bias in favor of granting the claim and you know, i mean, that's a government process that presumably would be -- would need to be put into place for any long-term care social insurance program. and then there are other regulations and so on which all lead to basically providing incentives for claiming disability in terms of making it easier for people who are above 50 to claim the incentive is to get onto disability insurance as opposed to claiming early retirement benefits and the relevance of this is, this is typical experience with government insurance programs. they always cost more than we think, than we project. it's hard to rein in spending when it does -- rapid spending when it does occur and i think again
it's going bankrupt, even in washington time, very soon. there's an explosion of spending on ssdi way beyond what the actuaries predicted, part of that is because i think there's strong evidence that the adjudication process, the very convoluted appeals process through the administrative law judges, seems to fare favor, there's a bias in favor of granting the claim and you know, i mean, that's a government process that presumably would be -- would need to be put into place for any long-term...
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now 7 million americans are hoping for a repeat performance out of washington. that's it for me. watch "your money" with christine romans tomorrow at 9:30. brooke's back after this break. [ male announcer ] it's intuitive and customizable, just like a tablet. so easy to use, it won a best of ces award from cnet. and it comes inside this beautifully crafted carrying case. introducing the all-new 2014 chevrolet impala with the available mylink system. ♪ [ beeps ] ingeniously connecting you to your life and the road. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. and the road. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. peoi go to angie'
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plane ran out of fuel mid-flight on friday before plummeting into the living room of this house outside washington d.c. two people were injured in the accident one on board the cessna the other in the apartment emergency crews are now helping several adults and children forced to evacuate the building. a general strike in the northern spanish city of bilbao smoke billows thousands of people voicing their anger against austerity cuts the demonstration was organized by the bus countries to name trade unions more than forty percent of the region's population's jobless with over half of people aged between eighteen and twenty five now out of work. a video clip of russian policeman marching a group of people across the street in the moscow region's recaptured you tube viewers imagination a flood of comments on the web of been coming in some saying it chillingly reminds them of the prisoners of war now artie's but in a culture never explains what really happened. this possible to see. some of the people right at the beginning of the column have their hands in their hands and the others on the shoulders
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>>> joining me "washington post" susan page and "washington post" political reporter, nia malika henderson. >> susan you're leaving here and going to the meeting with eric holder. you're one of the news executives who are going to be meeting with the justice department. the nbc position as you know was not to meet in an off-the-record context. this particular subject. i know there are off-the-record meetings all the time. but the sense we get is that holder and the justice department want to kind of revisit the rules of the road. >> well we know from the meeting this is one of a series of meetings they've had at least three. one of the them yesterday, we know from the reporters and journalists, the editors who came out of the meeting yesterday, that there was a talk about how, what the department of justice guidelines are for pursuing reporters, trying to get subpoenas and email and phone records and elsewhere. talk about the shield law and how that might work. so i'm, we're going, we're very interested to hear what the attorney general has to say. we think these are important issues and i
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good afternoon to welcome to prime interest i'm perry and boring in washington d.c. let's get to our headlines. paul volcker made some controversial statements yesterday the x. federal reserve chairman who is most famous for whipping inflation then by raising short term interest rates to twenty percent he criticized bernanke he's pedal to the metal bond buying saying that there are risk of inflationary potential and speculative distortions he also said central banks tend to be slow to remove stimulus no kidding paul but we do enjoy our central bankers talking tough from time to time and don't fret viewers because if you're a former general and cia chief who resigned in disgrace well there's still a way for you to cash out another revolving door david petraeus has now joined the private equity giant hey are you following in the footsteps of james baker the third and dan quayle the lucrative private equity field will help him capitalize on his substantial connections and according to bloomberg a former general will be chairman of a new internal institute focused on mac
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and washington refused to comment citing the privacy act. the question is because you have done all of this reporting on the charts of people who actually did this. you are one of the few unlike the irs commissioner steven miller who wouldn't name names who is naming names. who on the chart that you guys have put together and i note cindy thomas at the top a name that doesn't get mention the often enough. >> almost never. >> megyn: who has been dealt with in any way? >> you can see cheerly a chain of command and this is where the problem is. stephen seok is one of the agents. cindy thomas is the program manager for all of the tax exempt organizations. there have been reports including in the recent law you suit saying that there are agents all over the country taking part in this. under the restructuring of the irs that happened this 1998 every tax exempt organization specialist answers to sense national and that means they all answer to cindy thomas. >> megyn: i will hold you over because i want to pick it up with cindy thomas after the bre
and washington refused to comment citing the privacy act. the question is because you have done all of this reporting on the charts of people who actually did this. you are one of the few unlike the irs commissioner steven miller who wouldn't name names who is naming names. who on the chart that you guys have put together and i note cindy thomas at the top a name that doesn't get mention the often enough. >> almost never. >> megyn: who has been dealt with in any way? >> you...
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joining us now from washington d.c. to break down the numbers. >> reporter: 20 years and the benefits will fall or taxes must rise. social security can no longer pay full benefits after 2033. this is the same estimate, the same report from last year. after 2033 social security can pay about three-quarters of its promised benefits. medicare can pay its full benefits until 2026, two years later than forecasted last year. but 2033 it could only pay 87%. by 2015 and after reelecting about 70%. the white house calls this good news as the report credits the president's health care law with extending medicare for almost a decade. >> today's trustee report confirms that the affordable care act is continuing to strengthen medicare and insurance solvency for future generations. >> reporter: the chief actuary for the centers of medicare and medicaid services says that while the affordable care act makes important changes to the program and substantially improves its financial outlook, there is a strong likelihood that certain chan
joining us now from washington d.c. to break down the numbers. >> reporter: 20 years and the benefits will fall or taxes must rise. social security can no longer pay full benefits after 2033. this is the same estimate, the same report from last year. after 2033 social security can pay about three-quarters of its promised benefits. medicare can pay its full benefits until 2026, two years later than forecasted last year. but 2033 it could only pay 87%. by 2015 and after reelecting about...
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. >> washington sometimes you look at it as a hot mess. any words of wisdom for those guy who is are just not able to work together? >> you know, one of the reasons that this happened was that the governor said, look, i will meet with the naacp every single quarter. so our folks have met with him again and again and again each time finding common ground and ways to move forward. it's not important that we agree on all things. but it is important that where we can agree on big things that we identify that quickly and we move them forward. that's what people in this country yearn for. that's why this is so important. we also say there's a lot of republicans who have said we won't do this because we think it will give us more democrats, more people white than black tend to go that way. we've had frankly democrats who said we don't want to do this because we don't want to appear soft on crime. what bob did is simply courageous and the right thing. >> all right. we have to leave it there. it's a nice refreshing story here that we have really so
. >> washington sometimes you look at it as a hot mess. any words of wisdom for those guy who is are just not able to work together? >> you know, one of the reasons that this happened was that the governor said, look, i will meet with the naacp every single quarter. so our folks have met with him again and again and again each time finding common ground and ways to move forward. it's not important that we agree on all things. but it is important that where we can agree on big things...
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. >> that's good news as far as it goes in washington. take a look at some of the findings here. social security has sufficient funds to cover benefits until 2033 could finance about three quarters of the benefits all the way through 2087 and that's good news as far as it is in town. now that's actually two years later than they projected last year. now secretary of treasury jack liu was a little cautiously optimistic. >> social security and medicare are meeting their commitments today and will continue to meet in the years ahead. these programs face long term challenges. >> things are pretty good for now. the question is will that undermine momentum to do anything to solve problems? >> all right. thank you very much. another big story impacting investors and everyone else today and that is the american society of clinical oncology holding the key yearly meeting. we are reporting now on one company that hopes to hit a home run with its blood cancer treatment. >> one oncologist told me you will know that you have won the war on cancer when there are only three people at the meetin
. >> that's good news as far as it goes in washington. take a look at some of the findings here. social security has sufficient funds to cover benefits until 2033 could finance about three quarters of the benefits all the way through 2087 and that's good news as far as it is in town. now that's actually two years later than they projected last year. now secretary of treasury jack liu was a little cautiously optimistic. >> social security and medicare are meeting their commitments...
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i sat down with congresswoman moore in her washington office. congresswoman moore thank you so much for talking with us today. >> thanks for having me. stephen: tell me about the fightin' fourth. >> i can tell you it is one of the most diverse districts in the state of wisconsin. >> stephen: you are the first african-american and the second woman in congress from wisconsin. is that true? >> true. stephen: i assume you got the job through affirmative action. >> absolutely not. wisconsin is like 96% white. >> stephen: that's why i was wondering how you got elected. logically... >> well, it had been a white congress person until i came along. >> stephen: did they have to have one black person. >> i admitted to them that i was black. >> stephen: you're openly black. i'm openly black. stephen: when did you first realize you were black? >> when i was a little girl. the little girl in my neighborhood asked her mom, you know, was i chocolate? >> stephen: congresswoman, are you chocolate? does that make me vanilla? >> i don't know. stephen: could i be ch
i sat down with congresswoman moore in her washington office. congresswoman moore thank you so much for talking with us today. >> thanks for having me. stephen: tell me about the fightin' fourth. >> i can tell you it is one of the most diverse districts in the state of wisconsin. >> stephen: you are the first african-american and the second woman in congress from wisconsin. is that true? >> true. stephen: i assume you got the job through affirmative action. >>...
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come to washington in that way. please represent your state and stand up for the state of independent media by calling, your call makes a difference. again, if you want to get the scahill-chomsky d.v.d. package with the book, it is remarkable. you don't read this anywhere, and jeremy experienced it firsthand. you can just read about it. went to somalia. he went to yemen. he went to afghanistan. he went to iraq, and he brings you these stories of a new way of warring. i am very sorry to say. but it is critical we know what is done in our name. betty called in from maryland. michael called in from california. michael called in from rivera, california. pat called in from running springs, california. juliana called from key west, florida. steven has called in from river, washington. rosalyn called in from st. peters, missouri. elizabeth has called in from santa monica. evelyn called in from encino, california. can we hear from oregon? can we hear from new mexico and arizona and missouri and minnesota? can we hear from n
come to washington in that way. please represent your state and stand up for the state of independent media by calling, your call makes a difference. again, if you want to get the scahill-chomsky d.v.d. package with the book, it is remarkable. you don't read this anywhere, and jeremy experienced it firsthand. you can just read about it. went to somalia. he went to yemen. he went to afghanistan. he went to iraq, and he brings you these stories of a new way of warring. i am very sorry to say. but...
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the elites in washington, we're just trying to make the streets safer. >> the elites in washington are sending many millions of dollars to these southern states, when you look at kind of the map of federal dollars that go to support states that are often living in tremendous poverty. again the other thing that louisiana state legislature is doing at the same time that it's arming everyone is also simultaneously refusing the medicaid expansion, right. so that people will be ill, poor people will not have access to the medical care they need. but don't worry, they'll be armed. >> they'll have as many guns as they want. >> bloomberg has a hard question here, though, whether he wants to force border state democrats who are in swing districts and swing states to commit political suicide. because many of them view this issue as political suicide. and the climate is such that you sort of can't make inroads, until you can. ten years ago it was gay marriage. now gay marriage isn't that issue any more. i think guns unfortunately still are this issue. >> do you think it is -- do you think it will
the elites in washington, we're just trying to make the streets safer. >> the elites in washington are sending many millions of dollars to these southern states, when you look at kind of the map of federal dollars that go to support states that are often living in tremendous poverty. again the other thing that louisiana state legislature is doing at the same time that it's arming everyone is also simultaneously refusing the medicaid expansion, right. so that people will be ill, poor...
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plane a valid a fuel made flight on friday before plummeting into the living room in this house outside washington d.c. two people were injured in the accident one on board a cessna plane the other in the apartment emergency crews are now helping several adults and children forced to evacuate the building. crowds of environmentalist's in istanbul have squared up to bulldozers to save a city park and trees from being flattened and turned into a shopping well many of the campaign is have camped out for three nights running to try and head off the demolition police tried moving on with water cannon and tear gas but there were injuries as some eco activists tried to flee by scaling a wall. general strike in the northern spanish city of bilbao was mobilize thousands of people voicing their anger against austerity cuts the demonstration was organized by the basque country's two main trade unions more than forty percent of the region's population is jobless with over half of people aged between eighteen and twenty five now out of work. next a video clip of russian policemen marching a group of people acr
plane a valid a fuel made flight on friday before plummeting into the living room in this house outside washington d.c. two people were injured in the accident one on board a cessna plane the other in the apartment emergency crews are now helping several adults and children forced to evacuate the building. crowds of environmentalist's in istanbul have squared up to bulldozers to save a city park and trees from being flattened and turned into a shopping well many of the campaign is have camped...